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NEWS FROM THE USA
Report of
the 1999 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting of the Medical Library
Association
The Medical
Library Association is comprised of geographic chapters as
well as subject oriented sections. Geographic chapters meet at least
once a year. I had the joy of
being in charge of the local arrangements for
the Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting of MLA. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter is
composed of states primarily
along the middle eastern sections of the US. These states
are North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and the
District of Columbia. Our Mid
Atlantic Chapter meeting was held October
5 - October 9, 2000 in my hometown Wilmington, North Carolina.
Five
Continuing Education Courses were taught:
- Multimedia Basics
- Copyright Law in the
Digital Age
- The ABCs of Intranet
Development
- Power and Influence
- Evidence Based Medicine
Some of the
presentations included:
- The Clinical Librarian
- Skills and competencies
for Health Sciences Librarians for the 21st Century
- Building the Virtual
Clinical Campus
- Providing Consumer
Health Information Electronically
- Beautifying the Library
with Little or No Dollars
- We Do Publish! Don't We_
- Managing Electronic
Subscriptions
Charting the Successful Voyage Into the Information Frontier
Intranets
- Programs and Resources
for Chaplains and Pastoral Care
- The Information Audi
- Molecular Biology
There was a
Professional Issues Forum with panelists including our MLA President,
Frieda Weise.
The social
program included a Welcome Reception at the antebellum Bellamy
Mansion which was built in 1858. (This is considered old in the
USA.) The local librarians
wore period costumes to welcome the attendees.
The conference also featured a Shrimperoo on the beach at Wilmington
with a seafood feast and a
dance.
ADDENDUM:
Carol Jenkins, Library Director of the Health Sciences Library at
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, was elected
President-Elect of MLA. She will begin her President-Elect term in
May 2000.
Donna Flake
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